Coventry was taken over by spandex and suplexes this weekend as the WWE came to town.

The world's biggest wrestling company brought their British TV show NXT UK to the Skydome where two nights of shows were filmed to be shown across the globe.

And the fans watching across the globe will soon see what those in Coventry saw - an exciting and action packed weekend of action.

CoventryLive spent two nights soaking in the atmosphere, and without giving away any of the results, we've put together some of our thoughts below.

Whole arena a part of the battleground

The iconic WWE ring is surrounded by barriers, but that feeling of separation goes completely out of the window when a 110kg monster goes flying out of the ring in your general direction.

And those barriers don't seem quite as solid when one wrestler throws another into it. We saw it coming from a mile away and yet flinched all the same - a flinch which will be broadcast around the globe on the WWE Network, their Netflix like streaming service.

Our pictures can't do the crowd justice - the television cameras were located in the stand opposite to us, so the vast majority of the crowd were behind us - we estimate that there were 1,500 fans in attendance each night.

Fans await the entrance of NXT UK champion Pete Dunne

Even those sat in the stalls got a little bit more than they bargained for when a falls count anywhere match (the match doesn't have to be completed inside the ring) - saw Irish fighter Jordan Devlin and "the Kiwi Buzzsaw" Travis Banks throwing leather in the stands. It brought fans to their feet and was arguably the match of the weekend.

Stars from across the globe do battle

NXT UK is the WWE's British brand, but the stars in the ring aren't exclusively locals.

Certainly, the vast majority of the talent on display can count on hometown support as the show tours the UK - but there is certainly a global feel to proceedings.

We won't tell you who it is, but one of the stars of the American version of NXT made their UK debut in Coventry, in what was just one of many surprises on the night.

Perhaps the biggest reaction was given to perhaps the biggest man - an Austrian wrestler named Walter.

A recent signing, his name may not inspire fear, but his 6ft 4ins, 135kg frame certainly does.

And his interactions with the electrically popular Pete Dunne - the NXT UK Champion - brought about the loudest reactions of the night.

Time flies (and so do wrestlers)

Each night saw around three hours of action - and if you have to pick one drawback from the night, the lack of a break meant that it was a bit of a long night for those who didn't want to miss a single second of action.

But just when the mind started to get a little tired, the ring announcer, who marshaled the crowd superbly, would announce another big match, and the energy levels would rise once more.

The events are marketed as family friendly, and at the tail end of the half-term break, there were families aplenty - and with a "don't try this at home warning", and almost pantomime levels of showmanship, it definitely lives up to that disclaimer.

Tyler Bate (left) and James Drake in the ring

It falls outside the control of the WWE themselves, but on the odd occasion there were chants by fans that were perhaps less suitable for younger viewers - but this seemed to take place mainly on the Friday night showing.

But actions speak louder than words (or chants), and fans of all ages left the arena happy on both evenings due to the appearance of fan favourite stars such as Tyler Bate and Trent Seven (together known as Moustache Mountain), Pete Dunne, and NXT UK Women's Champion Toni Storm.